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Star Wars star and long-time climate doomer Harrison Ford called for “cultural change” and demanded that America “extend social justice” during his commencement address at Arizona State University on Monday. Ford, who is worth an estimated $300 million and typically earns up to $25 million per movie and who has a huge fleet of private jets and other aircraft, urged the graduates to “harness” their “power” and to “use your voice” as he warned about social justice and ranted about climate change. “We need cultural change,” he railed from the podium. “We need to extend social justice. We need to…
Several people were injured as a man wielding a knife mowed a car into a crowd of pedestrians in the city centre of Modena, Italy. UPDATE 1945: The suspected attacker has been identified as 31-year-old El Koudri Salim, a second generation migrant born in Seriate, Bergamo. He does not reportedly have a previous criminal record. According to Il Sole 24 Ore, a 55-year-old woman is in life threatening condition and a 55-year-old man is also in serious condition. The original story continues as follows… The Northern Italian city of Modena was struck by tragedy on Saturday, as a man, suspected…
May 14 (UPI) — The National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress will induct music from Taylor Swift, Beyoncé and other artists in 2026. The Library of Congress announced in a press release Thursday that Swift’s album 1989 and Beyoncé’s single “Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)” will join the registry, along with 23 other recordings. The National Recording Registry is a collection of sound recordings deemed “worthy of preservation for all time based on their cultural, historical or aesthetic importance in the nation’s recorded sound heritage.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Library of…
While Tehran has said it does not trust Washington, it maintains the standoff cannot be resolved through military means The US and Israel are actively preparing for a renewal of hostilities with Iran and could resume attacks as early as next week, The New York Times has reported, citing sources.Indirect negotiations between Iran and the Trump White House have remained deadlocked since a fragile ceasefire was established in April following over a month of hostilities. Both sides have repeatedly dismissed the other’s demands as unrealistic, and both Tehran and Washington still insist they hold the upper hand.Meanwhile, disruptions continue in…
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) worked with law enforcement authorities in Colombia to successfully extradite a suspected high-ranking member of the notorious Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang. Jose Enrique Martinez-Flores, a 24-year-old Venezuelan national, arrived in Houston, Texas, this week and will face drug distribution and terrorism charges. According to the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), Martinez-Flores made his initial court appearance on Friday on charges of providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization and significant drug trafficking offenses. Martinez-Flores, known as “Chuqui,” is alleged to be a high-ranking leader of the hyperviolent Venezuelan Tren de Aragua…
Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) is pushing legislation that would direct the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review sister city partnerships operating within the United States, with a focus on transparency, oversight, and foreign communities in countries with significant public sector corruption, including China and Russia. Roy’s bill, titled the Sister City Transparency Act, would direct the Comptroller General of the United States to study sister city partnerships operating within the United States that involve foreign communities in countries receiving a score of 45 or less on Transparency International’s 2019 Corruption Perceptions Index. He is introducing the legislation on Thursday. The…
The driver, described in the press as a man of North African descent, reportedly went on to stab someone before being subdued by bystanders At least twelve people have sustained injuries, with four reportedly in critical condition, after a car rammed into them in the Italian city of Modena.The driver, described by the media as a “highly intoxicated” man of North African descent, was reportedly armed with a knife, and stabbed a person before being subdued by bystanders.While the motive remains unclear for the time being, terrorism is not being ruled out, according to Italian newspaper La Pressa.Two of the…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A top California Democratic political aide agreed to plead guilty Thursday to charges including conspiracy to commit bank fraud related to a scheme to steal campaign funds from Xavier Becerra when he served as the federal health secretary. The case has drawn attention to Becerra in his bid for California governor, with voting underway and concluding June 2. In Dana Williamson’s plea deal, she admits to three of the 23 counts of which she was initially charged. Williamson is a former top aide to Becerra and Gov. Gavin Newsom. Neither have been implicated. If convicted of…
As Republicans across the South race to redraw congressional lines ahead of the midterms, Black Democrats warn that another sweeping challenge to Black political power is on the horizon: the erosion of representation at the local level. Last month’s Supreme Court decision gutting the Voting Rights Act has kicked off the South’s political landscape being rewritten in real time. But the rush to redraw House lines ahead of November is only the beginning of the process, Black Democrats say, with a potentially yearslong effort to erase other majority Black districts in state and local politics coming soon. “Congress is just…
The German chancellor, long seen as pro-American, has said he no longer recommends the country for study or work German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said he will no longer recommend the United States as a destination for his children to study or work, citing what he described as a worsening “social climate” in America.Speaking at a Catholic youth conference in Wuerzburg on Friday, the conservative leader said the US had become deeply polarized and a less appealing destination for young people. “I am a great admirer of America,” Merz said during a panel discussion. “At the moment my admiration is…